Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

I have always envisioned the most wonderful brunches right near the beach, with a delectable spread of different cuisines, and an overflowing choice of drinks, and of course, something cool like a live band or some sort of entertainment to tie the experience together. Holding that image in mind, I dragged my husband to travel with me to the wonderful island of Koh Samui for a few days for a work-leisure getaway after our trip to Koh Yao Noi, and of course, Koh Samui is full of fabulous food. We decideed to experience the Sunday brunch Koh Samui at the Beach Republic. We were both excited. After hearing wonderful things about the Sunday sessions and seeing the enticing photos via social m... read more

... Still suffering big time but we arrived in Koh Samui! Char was disappointed in herself after throwing up twice that this is the state she decided to meet Jacks cousin Gage and his girlfriend Lisa for the first time. Luckily they were floating about in the pool which looked refreshing, so we joined them there and got a welcome free drink which together definitely made us feel a bit better! This place was by far the nicest place we had stayed to date, Char and Lisa were extremely impressed by the Spanish god owner and we had air con, what luxury! The afternoon was spent sunning ourselves in the pool. In the evening we went to the local market in the fishermans village which was beautiful and filled to the brim with people selling lots ... read more

We've spent the last four days in Koh Samui, unfortunately for us it rained on two of those days, which is annoying. When we first got to the island we found that they offered indoor skydiving, so we thought why not! That was an interesting experience, it's A LOT harder than it looks, I thought I'd be floating like an elegant butterfly, turns out I am more like an old helium balloon flapping around in the wind. It was really fun but gave me a sore back. They also offered Go Karting which Mikey did. Something we've both wanted to do for a while is Scuba Dive, and we found the perfect trip which we booked for our second day on the island. We were picked up from our hotel nice and early and taken to ... read more

We said some sad goodbyes and with a heavy heart we left Cape Town for our first trip to Asia. Three flights later and we arrived in Koh Samui. We picked Koh Samui based on a travel program we had watched earlier that year as it looked so beautiful. Koh Samui is Thailand's second largest island. We had been so busy that we were very much looking forward to relaxing and lying on a beach soaking up some sun. As an anniversary/birthday present to Alex we stayed for four nights in a lovely place called "Palm Cocoa Mantra". We had a spectacular view and it was probably the best view i've ever had from a hotel room. If you want a few days to unwind, we would certainly recommend it. The staff are so helpful, polite ... read more

It was a short and pleasant ferry ride over from Langkawi to Satun in the southwest of Thailand. Passing through customs was no problem, so off I went via a short songthaew ride to the bus station, followed by a bus trip, followed by some dodgy directions, to overnight it at Hay Yai Youth Hostel (8USD), Hat Yai! I swiftly booked my onward travel through the hostel, opting for the minivan / ferry combo ticket up to Ko Samui via Surat Thani. It was a long and drawn out trip from what I remember. I remember having to change minivan for some reason, perhaps at Surat Thani to pick up people who had flown down from Bangkok maybe, and then getting the ferry from Donsak Pier across to Samui. It was late when I eventually arrived ... read more